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| Photo from DA Sec Manny Piñol's FB page (ctto) |
Manila, Philippines – On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte
expressed his satisfaction over the on-going relief operations conducted by
state agencies in areas hit by tropical storm “Urduja”.
The Chief Executive was informed about the extent of the damage
caused by the typhoon during a briefing at the Naval State University in
Biliran.
The President himself conducted an aerial inspection of the
areas affected by Urduja.
He immediately directed government agencies to continue the
relief efforts to affected families as well as the search and rescue
operations.
According to President Duterte, the government is also
prepared to assist the farmers to recover from devastation caused by floods.
Agriculture department would release P25, 000 as assistance to
farmers and fisher folks whose livelihood were destroyed by the typhoon.
During the briefing, Department of Public Works and Highways
secretary Mark Villar assured that two destroyed major bridges would be rebuild
within this month.
The Energy department, on the other hand, confirmed that
power will be restored in the region by December 21.
Meanwhile, according to Department of Agriculture secretary
Manny Piñol, President Duterte issued a directive to the Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the National Food Authority (NFA) to work together
and establish food supply depots in areas that are vulnerable to calamities due
to climate change.
"The DSWD and NFA should work on that," the
president said after hearing a complaint from a Mayor among one of the towns that their
food supply was only good for one day.
The president also recalled what happened during Yolanda, citing
that climate change is a real thing and should be taken seriously.
Source: PCOO
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